By State Newswire | May 19, 2022
Release: AMBASSADOR THOMAS-GREENFIELD: Good morning, everyone, and thank you. Thank you for sitting. Thank you, Mr. Secretary. I want to start by thanking all of you for making time together today as one mission, and I’m so delighted to see all of you here at one place, at one time. I think this is our first ...
By State Newswire | May 19, 2022
Release: The following statement is issued by the United States as Chair of a Global Food Security Ministerial Meeting held at United Nations Headquarters and endorsed by Albania, Australia, Brazil, Canada, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Guyana, Indonesia, Ireland...
By State Newswire | May 19, 2022
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and Republic of Korea (ROK) First Vice Foreign Minister Cho Hyun-dong held an introductory call today to discuss the strength of the U.S.-ROK Alliance and opportunities to deepen U.S.-ROK partnership across a ...
By State Newswire | May 19, 2022
News Release: The following is the text of a joint statement released by the Governments of the United States and Turkey.
By State Newswire | May 19, 2022
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By State Newswire | May 19, 2022
Release: The following statement is issued by the United States as Chair of a Global Food Security Ministerial Meeting held at United Nations Headquarters and endorsed by Albania, Australia, Brazil, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, France, Germany, Ghana, Guyana, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan...
By State Newswire | May 19, 2022
There was activity on one bill related to the Armed Services Committee on May 18.
By State Newswire | May 19, 2022
Release: Hizballah continues to exploit the private sector and commercial activity to fund its illicit and destabilizing activities. The United States is committed to protecting the international financial system from Hizballah’s abuses and to supporting legitimate businesses in Lebanon, Iraq, and the broader...
By State Newswire | May 19, 2022
News Release: Three months ago, we lowered our flag over the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, just days before Russian forces streamed across Ukraine’s border to carry out President Putin’s unprovoked, unjustified war of choice. When we suspended operations at the embassy, we made the point clear: while we would relocate ...
By State Newswire | May 19, 2022
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon. President Shahid, Director General Vitorino, thank you for your leadership at this first International Migration Review Forum. These are unprecedented times. There are more migrants on the move around the world today than at any time since World War II, some 95 million.
By State Newswire | May 19, 2022
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Hello. Good afternoon, everyone. Very good to be here with my friend, the Turkish prime minister[1]. Mevlüt and I were just together at the NATO Ministerial. I’m looking forward to pursuing that conversation. Today we had Finland and Sweden submit their applications, and this of course is a process, and we will work through that process as Allies and as partners.
By State Newswire | May 19, 2022
News Release: The United States is committed to ending hunger and malnutrition and building more sustainable, equitable, and resilient food systems around the world. In support of these ongoing efforts, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken is traveling to New York City May 18-19 to convene meetings to mobilize action on global food security.
By State Newswire | May 19, 2022
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By State Newswire | May 19, 2022
Support to Civil Society and Civic Populations of Ukraine in the Time of War grant opened on May 19.
By State Newswire | May 19, 2022
Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I would like to extend congratulations on the 20th anniversary of Timor-Leste’s Restoration of Independence. The Timorese people have much to be proud of in their nation’s young history, ensuring remarkable levels of freedoms - of political choice, of the press,...
By State Newswire | May 19, 2022
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in New York City to affirm the shared desire for a strong and prosperous bilateral relationship. The Secretary and the Foreign Minister discussed ...
By State Newswire | May 19, 2022
Release: For nearly 12 weeks, Russia has waged its unprovoked and brutal war against Ukraine, its sovereignty, its territorial integrity, and its people. Beaten back from its failed attempt to seize Kyiv, Russia continues a grinding offensive across Ukraine’s south and east. Ukraine’s courageous defense forces ...
By State Newswire | May 19, 2022
Ukraine: Keeping Independent Media Operational during the Wartime grant opened on May 19.
By State Newswire | May 19, 2022
News Release: Amidst Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified war against Ukraine, the Lukashenka regime in Belarus has found new ways to intimidate and punish its own citizens, including by approving legislation to apply the death penalty to pro-democracy activists and those opposing Russia’s war in Ukraine. Specifically, ...
By State Newswire | May 19, 2022
News Release: Today’s unprecedented health threats demand close international cooperation. The World Health Assembly (WHA) is the decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO), and its annual meeting is an opportunity to drive cooperation towards ending the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic and advancing ...
